According to Montgomery County law enforcement, the 42-year-old owner of Wild Flour Bake Shop, Paul Joseph Norton, was involved in statutory rape at the La Quinta Hotel on April 15th. On April 12th, law enforcement received an anonymous tip that Norton was having relations with a 17-year-old employee at his bakery. On April 15th, Investigators spoke with the anonymous caller again, who claimed the two had stayed at the La Quinta Hotel. Officers received camera footage of Norton and the victim going into a hotel room together and kissing each other outside of the hotel. The anonymous caller also stated that the employee personally told them that they were having a sexual relationship with Norton, which is why Norton rented the hotel room. Paul Norton was taken into custody and charged with aggravated statutory rape.
Paul Joseph Norton of Somerset Lane in Clarksville, TN, was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on April 15th, charged with statutory rape. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $20,000.
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